Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 109 | I asked my doctor about this yesterday before the start of my first of the three cisplatin treatments. There is a lot if data that supports efficacy of three infusion vs. weekly. They switch to weekly if a patient can't tolerate the big three or if the patient is older or has other medical conditions that would make it tougher to withstand a bigger dose. We had 2nd opinion from two other CCC and they said the same thing.
38 yo@dx, female, non-smoker, non-drinker, SCC right lateral tongue. T2N2aMx stage IVa; 1/20/09 bilateral neck dissection, hemiglossectomy, micromets in 2 right nodes, left all clear. 33xIMRT + 3 cisplatins. Tx completed 5/08/09. PET scan 7/29/09 clear, 5/26/10 clear, chest x-ray 5/23/11 clear
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